A Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-taha
An anthology of new writing for a changed world
Edited by Witi Ihimaera and Michelle Elvy

Sixty-eight writers and eight artists gather at a hui in a magnificent cave-like dwelling or meeting house. In the middle is a table, the tēpu kōrero, from which the rangatira speak; they converse with honoured guests, and their rangatira-kōrero embody the tāhuhu, the over-arching horizontal ridge pole, of the shelter. In a series of rich conversations, those present discuss our world in the second decade of this century; they look at decolonisation, indigeneity, climate change . . . this is what they see.

Read a collaborative contribution by Catherine McNamara and Ghazaleh Golbaksh on ‘Overturning Motherhood’ - it was a great joy to write this dark creative non-fiction piece together!